DO DVB units receive C band?

[jeffreywho]

OK, this may be silly. Can all DVB units receive C and KU bands? I'm looking at a BEC DBS1000 for FTA.
Thanks

 

[CharredPC]

I'll give a nice solid "I think so."
The exception maybe being really old C-Band dish counterparts... the older ones were C-only, not Ku, I think... or was that just the BUD's themselves?

Ok, I'll shut up now...

 

[BFG]

DVB receives DVB, on either c or ku bands.

the bands are seperate from the encoding being used

Not that there's much FTA DVB on C-band anyways, most of it is HD

 

[spyder]

Not that there's much FTA DVB on C-band anyways, most of it is HD

Oh if you only knew I'm receiving about as many C band fta dvb signals as I do KU. Still plenty of C band signals left for the scanning.

I know many people can neither make room for or afford what it takes to get the full benefits of C band ,but you're really missing a LOT by not having it.

 

[jeffreywho]

My intention is to use the new DVB receiver, my undien 4800 crapped out. Hopefully this BEC receiver will still receive my older c band stuff.

 

[Wholeshoe]

I have to BEC unit and it is a good little receiver. It does not have blind search capabilites though so if you want to find feeds it is not the best pick in my opinion.

If you want to watch programming that is there all of the time it is a great choice. I actually receive some weaker signals better with the BEC than with my Fortec.

Wholeshoe

 

[Mr Tony]

There are a TON of C-Band DVB stuff out there

Heck, the Alaska nets are on there (all 6 of them)

wish I had a spot for a C-band

 

[BFG]

Hides my tail between my legs and runs into the corner

heh sorry, ok there is a TON of DVB in the C-Band

 

[jeffreywho]

That's really good to know, thanks.

 

[CharredPC]

I'm SO getting C band. Eventually.
I was already... "explained to emphatically?" ... by the wife that an 8-10' dish has no place in our tiny space here. Of course, I'm forced to agree...

We move within the year

 

[Cascade]

We move within the year

Haha, I've been saying that for the last year too, women hate moving, especially for something as important as FTA

 

[jeffreywho]

Oh, my wife still hate me after i got the cband stuff. She can't stand the big 10' dish on the roof of the house.